2011 Norco Empire 5 with upgrades

For sale is my Norco Empire 5. It is a Short frame size, but I'm 6'0" and love how it fits me. The bike is a 2009, but was bought brand new in late 2011. It's been mechanic owned and is in fantastic shape. The bike is mainly stock, with some key upgrades bringing it to around the 32lb mark. I put on the Fox Talas so it is a capable downhiller at 160mm or travel, or a sick pump track/dirt jumper at 100mm with the back locked out. I upgraded to a Deity/DMR cockpit, and got some nice blue Straitline levers for better brake stiffness and some bling. Other than that, the bike is mainly stock, but is one of my favourites I've owned; I've just been finding I've been looking to do more XC riding, and this fella ain't quite cutting it. The pics show both the 100mm and 160mm travel settings, so you can get an idea of what the geometry is like depending on what you ride. No trades, buyer pays shipping, Canadians preferred, don't plan on going any lower than $1200, seeing how the fork itself was almost worth that much. Thanks for looking!

Specs

Rear Shock - Marzocchi TST Air
Fork - Fox Talas R, 100-130-160mm
Cassette - Sram PG-950, 9 speed, 11-28T
Crankset - FSA Gravity Lite, 36T
Chainguide - E-13 LG1 w/Taco white
Pedals - DMR V-8 alloy, white
Rear Derailleur - Sram X-7, 9 speed
Shifters - Sram X-5 trigger, 9 speed rear
Handlebar - Deity riser, white
Stem - DMR Headstock
Grips - Pro Palm lock on grip
Brakes - Avid Juicy 3 with blue Straitline levers and white brake line
Hubs - Sun Jumping Flea, 135 x 12mm, 20mm, sealed bearings
Spokes - Stainless white 2.0
Rim - Sun Equilizer 27, welded 32 hole
Tires - Kenda Nevegal 26 x 2.35, Stick E rubber, kevlar
Seat - Pivotal thin, Norco design cover, hollow bolt
Seatpost - Pivotal forged alloy 27.2 mm



Thanks for looking, you'll love this steed!